About this title: An iconic figure of the 1960s and '70s, Boyd breaks a 40-year silence in "Wonderful Tonight," and tells the story of how she found herself bound to two of the most addictive, promiscuous musical geniuses of the 20th century and became the most famous muse in the history of rock and roll.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Date Published: 2008-05-27
ISBN-13:9780307407832ISBN:0307407837
Description: Good. Edge and corner wear. Creases to cover. Creases to spine. Pages still clean and tight. All U.S. orders shipped with tracking number and e-mail confirmation. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Date Published: 2008-05-27
ISBN-13:9780307407832ISBN:0307407837
Description: Very Good. Cover has minor rubbing, marking, and mild corner/edge wear. Pages are clean and neat. Nice reading copy.2007 2nd Printing Edition, Softcover. (C) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Pub, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780307393845ISBN:0307393844
Description: Good in Good jacket. 8vo. Hardcover. Sound, clean & nice copy, light edgewear, writing at front endpaper. Jacket is bright & clean, light to moderate rubbing/edgewear. Not price clipped. read more
Binding: BOOK: HARDBACK
Publisher: 978-0-307-39384-5; Harmony Books, USA
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780307393845ISBN:0307393844
Description: VG+/G+ 322 page hardcover book with dust jacket. First printing. Stated First Edition-10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Excellent readers copy. Cover is not damaged but pages are lightly wavy / misshapen due to improper storage. Dust jacket has slight wear and initials wr. read more
"If you're a fan of George or Eric, Patty spoke of her experiences with both of these great musicians. She brought you on her personal journey of reflection and gave the reader a different prespective of these great musical icons. Which is worth the read just for that alone. I actually purchased this book because I had read Clapton's autobiography and felt that he would bring the reader to the door but never opened it and I thought Patty's book would open those doors and possibly finish those stories. However, I found myself liking Patty for herself not just for the men she married. I found it sad, however, that she could have been famous in her own rights, (not for just whom she married) had she not given up her life path to accomandate the insecurities of the men she loved. She was to treated to the extremes by both these men. One moment with great love, the next as if she were merely a possession to be treated in which ever matter their moods seemed fit. It was a disgrace how they carried on their blatant affairs. This only manage to damage her own low self-esteem even further, causing her to stand by men that weren't really deserving of her love."
"Just a little something to kick off summer reading--a nice gossipy read, but with some serious undertones. For instance, how to go about your daily life when first one, then two wildly talented musicians write hugely popular love songs to you? Patti Boyd is a pleasant, intelligent, rather normal woman who enjoys cooking, anitquing, gardening and photography. She's written about her life being married first to George Harrison and then Eric Clapton in a sympathetic, easily readable fashion (with the help of a co-author). Both husbands were difficult to live with, and the life of a muse seems to be not that easy after all. Coupled with what she calls "crippling shyness" and her upbringing that did not exactly give her a model of a healthy marriage, Boyd goes through a great deal of emotional suffering. Happily she reaches a point in later life where she can look back with clear-sightedness, and seems to be happy and fulfilled at at last.
As a side note, her description of Eric Clapton's addictions was riveting; it's amazing he was able to produce any music whatsoever. It's sad to think about all that he might have accomplished during those years if he had been able to master his demons sooner."
"Pattie Boyd's biography brings some insight into the 60's and the egos of big rock/blues stars.
But more importantly, it's another reminder about the long term effects of not feeling loved as a child. Pattie seems to be a really nice, nurturing person who tried to take care of George Harrison and then Eric Clapton. Unfortunately, her own self esteem was not high due to feeling rejected by her parents as a child when she attended boarding schools, being shuffled around while her mother sorted out her married life and finally living with an abusive stepfather.
She seemed to be the type of person that men were crazy about. She seemed to know that she had this power but her self esteem kept her from helping the people around her to be at their best. No matter how much she tried to find answers for herself and took care of others, she ended up enabling her lover's bad behavior and ended up having to leave them for them to finally find themselves.
It's very interesting to hear about her life. The parties and the personalities that she was surrounded by were amazing. She knew so many people and had so many adventures.
If you ever wanted to live the life of a rock star, this is a great book to see what it's like on the inside. They are not that much different from you and me but the day to day pressure of having people thinking that you're better and admiring you in a way that is unrealistic puts so much pressure on these people. They have no privacy. It really makes them crazy. And the addictions (drugs, alcohol, religion, etc.) are fueled by self serving managers who think they are doing their best but are ultimately taking advantage of their clients by not keeping their feet in the real world.
In the end, I felt sorry for everyone. From the outside, it's hard to watch people with so much feel so bad. Happily, Pattie got some therapy, insight and wisdom and has made a great life for herself. It's a shame she couldn't work it out with either of the two men who loved her so much. Love without self esteem doesn't work."
"Those of you who have received my "Best of 2008" list have already read this, but for those of you who didn't get the list, here is my review of this book:
In the "being famous for doing nothing but being married to famous men is a bitch" genre... Pattie Boyd was married to George Harrison but was wooed away by Eric Clapton, who then wrote the song "Wonderful Tonight" about her (it's not as romantic as it sounds since it was supposed to be a sarcastic comment on how long it took her to get ready for a party, as in "C'mon already, you look fine!"). Pattie tells her life story of living with these talented and famous men but it wasn't exactly a bowl of cherries. A good companion to this is Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood's autobiography, RONNIE, which outlines his ups and downs with his demons, mainly alcohol and drugs. What was also interesting was the "she said, he said" aspect of these books since Pattie and Ronnie were good friends and lovers at one point-at least according to him. I also read Eric Clapton's autobiography, CLAPTON, which offered another perspective, albeit a somewhat arrogant and long-winded version."
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